Kathleen B. Bamford, J Bickley, J. S. A. Collins, B. T. Johnston et al.
Although a high prevalence of antibodies to Helicobacter pylori has been documented within families, culture and DNA typing of strains from infected children and their parents has not been evaluated. This study aimed to analyse H pylori infection within family groups. Endoscopy, gastric biopsy, and ...
Helen E. Gruber, Tracy Johnson, Kelly Leslie, Jane A. Ingram et al.
STUDY DESIGN: Work presented here used a small animal model to illustrate the feasibility of autologous disc cell implantation. OBJECTIVES: To develop a small animal model for autologous disc cell implantation. SUMMARY OF THE BACKGROUND DATA: The use of autologous disc cells in the potential treatme...
Shams El Arifeen, Luke C. Mullany, Rashed Shah, Ishtiaq Mannan et al.
Background Up to half of neonatal deaths in high mortality settings are due to infections, many of which can originate through the freshly cut umbilical cord stump. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of two cord-cleansing regimens with the promotion of dry cord care in the prevention of neonatal m...
Henry Epstein, H. W. Linde, A. R. Crompton, I. S. Cine et al.
Cerebral venous outflow in rhesus monkeys anesthetized with halothane has been studied by angiographic techniques. The effects of body position and pressure within the airway have been studied. With the monkey supine, injection of radiopaque contrast medium into the superior sagittal sinus permitted
Dongliang Wang, Sheng‐Dan Jiang, Li‐Yang Dai
STUDY DESIGN: This study attempts to determine the biologic response of the intervertebral disc to static and dynamic compression in vitro. OBJECTIVE: To quantitate and compare the changes of histology, Type I and II collagens, aggrecan, interleukin (IL)-1beta, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha ...
Toshio Shimada, Eiji Arakawa, Kenichiro Itoh, Tadayuki Okitsu et al.
Michael K. Lo, Luis Lowe, Kimberly B. Hummel, Hossain M. S. Sazzad et al.
Nipah virus (NiV) is a highly pathogenic paramyxovirus that causes fatal encephalitis in humans. The initial outbreak of NiV infection occurred in Malaysia and Singapore in 1998-1999; relatively small, sporadic outbreaks among humans have occurred in Bangladesh since 2001. We characterized the compl...
Britt Elin Øiestad, Carsten Bogh Juhl, Adam G Culvenor, Bjørnar Berg et al.
OBJECTIVE: To update a systematic review on the association between knee extensor muscle weakness and the risk of incident knee osteoarthritis in women and men. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES: Systematic searches in PubMed, EMBASE, SPORTDiscus, CINAHL, AMED and CENTRAL in ...
Dawn M. Elliott, Joseph J. Sarver
STUDY DESIGN: Measure the mechanical properties of the mouse and rat disc in compression and torsion. OBJECTIVES: Validate mouse and rat disc as a biomechanical model of the human disc by comparing the normalized properties in compression and torsion loading. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Rodents have...
Maretoshi Hirai, Tetsuya Ohbayashi, Masahito Horiguchi, Katsuya Okawa et al.
Elastic fibers are required for the elasticity and integrity of various organs. We and others previously showed that fibulin-5 (also called developing arteries and neural crest EGF-like [DANCE] or embryonic vascular EGF-like repeat-containing protein [EVEC]) is indispensable for elastogenesis by stu...
Tatsuo Miyamoto, Kazumasa Morita, Daisuke Takemoto, Kosei Takeuchi et al.
Tight junction (TJ)-like structures have been reported in Schwann cells, but their molecular composition and physiological function remain elusive. We found that claudin-19, a novel member of the claudin family (TJ adhesion molecules in epithelia), constituted these structures. Claudin-19-deficient ...
Pietro Nenoff, Shyam B. Verma, Andreas Ebert, Anke Süß et al.
Chronic recalcitrant dermatophytoses, due to Trichophyton (T.) mentagrophytes Type VIII are on the rise in India and are noteworthy for their predominance. It would not be wrong to assume that travel and migration would be responsible for the spread of T. mentagrophytes Type VIII from India, with ma...
VS Meena, BR Maurya, Indra Bahadur
The release of K from waste mica (muscovite and biotite) was tested with 4 K-solubilizing isolates collected from maize rhizosphere, for 7, 14 and 21 days of incubation at 28 ± 2°C. K-solubilization by different bacterial isolates showed significant change on muscovite and biotite powder supplemente...
M. Mathru, Oliver Esch, John Lang, Michael E. Herbert et al.
BACKGROUND: Anesthetic agents inhibit the respiratory activity of upper airway muscles more than the diaphragm, creating a potential for narrowing or complete closure of the pharyngeal airway during anesthesia. Because the underlying mechanisms leading to airway obstruction in sleep apnea and during...
Supaporn Wacharapluesadee, Kalyanee Boongird, Sawai Wanghongsa, Nitipon Ratanasetyuth et al.
After 12 serial Nipah virus outbreaks in humans since 1998, it has been noted that all except the initial event in Malaysia occurred during the first 5 months of the year. Increasingly higher morbidity and mortality have been observed in subsequent outbreaks in India and Bangladesh. This may have be...